Martin Adams
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Martin Adams is an English
international darts
player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked
number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion
and three-time World Masters
champion. He represents Cambridgeshire
at county darts level and has been captain of England since 1993/94 - the longest any individual player has held that role.
and started his darts career in pubs. He still plays pub darts, currently playing for Rigby's in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire. He turned professional in 1982.
Following the formation of the World Darts Council in 1993, all the players that left the British Darts Organisation
were banned from playing county darts, leaving England searching for a new team and a new captain. Adams took over the role in 1993 and has remained captain since, becoming the longest reigning England captain ever.
Adams has won many BDO Open events and twice won the WDF World Cup
singles, but often missed-out on winning the biggest tournaments. He was sometimes the victim of great comebacks and also great collapses himself when he found himself in winning positions. In particular, his 5–4 defeat to Chris Mason
in the 1999 World Championship quarter-finals, having led 4–1 and seen nine match-darts pass him by in the match, is always mentioned among the greatest matches in the history of the event.
In the Grand Slam BDO events, other than the World Championship, Adams was runner-up on three occasions. He was beaten 6-4 in the 2004 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final by Raymond van Barneveld
and lost the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final to Phil Taylor 7-2. He also lost to 17-year-old Dutch youngster Michael van Gerwen
7–5 in the 2006 Winmau World Masters
final, having led 5-2 and despite averaging 107 for the first nine darts of each leg.
Having made his Lakeside debut in 1994 at the age of 37, Adams failed to progress beyond the semi finals of the World Championship until 2005 when he reached the final at the 12th attempt. He beat Davy Richardson
3-2, John Henderson
3-2, Ted Hankey
5-3 and Simon Whitlock
5-0 before losing 6-2 against van Barneveld in the final.
Adams reached his second world final in 2007. He was number one seed for the second time in his career and put out Tony O'Shea
, Co Stompé
, Ted Hankey
and Mervyn King in his run to the final where he faced qualifier Phill Nixon
. The two oldest players in the tournament (they were both 50 years old) reached the final. Adams stormed into a 6-0 lead, before Nixon produced an incredible comeback to level the match. Just when it looked like Adams was heading for another dramatic defeat, he went off the stage to compose himself. When he did that he finally justified why he'd started as strong favourite when he won all three legs in the final set to win through 7–6 and finally claim the world title that he said he had been chasing for 14 years.
In the draw for the 2008 BDO World Championships
, Adams was again paired with Nixon in the first round.
In the match, Adams beat Nixon 3–0. After the game, Adams was clearly emotional in an interview following his victory, citing the memories of the 2007 final as the reason (the first time he had won comfortably).
In the second round he came up against Martin Phillips
. It was easy pickings for Adams, who cruised to a 4–0 victory with Phillips paying the price for many missed doubles. In the quarter-finals he played a fiercely fought match against Masters
champion Robert Thornton
, whom he led at one time 4–2. Thornton fought back to make it 4-4 but Adams eventually took control of his visible nerves to win 5–4. Adams went on to lose in the semi-finals to number-one seed Mark Webster
, who eventually won the tournament.
Adams defeated Scott Waites
in the World Masters final of 2008 to record his first Masters victory and his second major (after the 2007 Worlds), in another epic 7–6 encounter. A month later, at the 2009 World Championship, he reached the semifinal for the fifth successive year, where he was narrowly defeated by eventual champion Ted Hankey. Later that year, he won his second successive Masters title, once again by a 7-6 scoreline in the final, over Robbie Green
after Green led by 6–3 and had a dart for the title. This win made Adams the first man to retain the Masters title since Bob Anderson
in 1988. Adams joined Eric Bristow
, Richie Burnett
, Bob Anderson
and John Walton
as the fifth player to win them in the same season.
In the 2010 World Championship he beat a visibly nervous Anthony Fleet
in the first round without losing a leg, followed by further comfortable victories over Daryl Gurney
and Garry Thompson
. In the semi-final he let a 5-1 lead slip over Welshman Martin Phillips
before finally winning 6-4. He then defeated unseeded Dave Chisnall
7–5 in the final to win a second World Championship in a rematch of their first round match a year earlier.
In February 2010 he won the Dutch Open title for the first time in his long career. The England captain triumphed 3–1 over international team-mate Scott Waites
in the men's singles final in Veldhoven
.
Adams won his third successive World Masters title in 2010 by defeating Stuart Kellett 7-3 in the final, becoming only the second player in history to win three consecutive World Masters titles (the other being Bob Anderson). However although it matched Bob Anderson's record, it was not in the same vain, as Bob Anderson won the masters with a unified field.
Adams reached his fourth World Championship final in the 2011 tournament
, defeating Tony West
, John Walton
, Ross Smith
and Martin Phillips
to get there. The match against Walton was especially memorable as it went to a sudden death leg, which Adams won despite Walton having the advantage of throw. Adams played Dean Winstanley
in the final, the #3 seed - marking the only time Adams played a seed in either the 2010 or 2011 World Championship - and won 7-5 to become the first player since Raymond van Barneveld to successfully defend the BDO World Championship.
Later in January, Adams successfully defended his Dutch Open crown, once again defeating Winstanley in a close final (3-2 in sets).
and 2001 World Matchplays
where he lost 17-9 to Phil Taylor in the semi-final. Adams also played in the 2001 World Grand Prix Darts
, as well as winning a non-televised Players Championship tournament where he beat Phil Taylor in the final. However, when eligibility rules changed Adams was unable to compete as a BDO player. It would be another five years before he faced Taylor again, at the 2006 World Darts Trophy
(a BDO major) when he lost 2-7 in the final of the Dutch competition which invited PDC players.
When the Grand Slam of Darts
began in 2007, Adams turned down the invitation to compete in the PDC event and continued to decline the offer to compete in subsequent years, with some believing the PDC removing his earlier eligibility for events as a reason for him refusing to play. The PDC's Board of Directors ruled that Adams will no longer be eligible for invitations into the tournament in future. Adams brushed off their decision, saying that it would simply save him the time in having to refuse them. Commentators at the 2009 Grand Slam
confirmed that they had once again unsuccessfully invited him to that year's event.
Rumours of a possible appearance at the 2011 Grand Slam
began following an interview with BBC commentator David Croft just before the 2011 BDO World Championship. Adams said that "he had held discussions with the BDO and certain political issues had been sorted regarding the other side of the game" when asked by Croft about whether in theory a match could take place with the winner of the respective PDC World Championship. Despite the rumour, Adams never competed at the 2011 Grand Slam.
, near Market Deeping
, Lincolnshire
with his wife Sharon who is a swimming instructor. They met at her 18th birthday party when Martin was helping his brother, John Adams MBE, who was the disc jockey
and got married the following year in 1979. They have two sons – Warren, (born 1982) and Darren, as well as a granddaughter Lauren (born 1984).
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
international darts
Darts
Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked
Darts world rankings
Darts world rankings are a system which should determine a list of the best dart players in the world based on their performances in tournaments...
number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion
BDO World Darts Championship
The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...
and three-time World Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
champion. He represents Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire is a county in England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the northeast, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the west...
at county darts level and has been captain of England since 1993/94 - the longest any individual player has held that role.
Darts career
Adams was born in Sutton, LondonSutton, London
Sutton is a large suburban town in southwest London, England, and the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Sutton. It is located south-southwest of Charing Cross and is one of the major metropolitan centres identified in the London Plan. The town was connected to central London by...
and started his darts career in pubs. He still plays pub darts, currently playing for Rigby's in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire. He turned professional in 1982.
Following the formation of the World Darts Council in 1993, all the players that left the British Darts Organisation
British Darts Organisation
The British Darts Organisation, or the BDO for short, is a darts organisation founded on 7 January 1973 by Olly Croft, OBE. The BDO is a founder member of the World Darts Federation which was formed in 1976....
were banned from playing county darts, leaving England searching for a new team and a new captain. Adams took over the role in 1993 and has remained captain since, becoming the longest reigning England captain ever.
Adams has won many BDO Open events and twice won the WDF World Cup
WDF World Cup darts
The WDF World Cup is a darts tournament held biennially since 1977. The tournament consists of a team championship, a pairs championship and a singles championship. All events have a men's competition, a women's competition and a youth competition . The next World Cup will be held in 2013, in St...
singles, but often missed-out on winning the biggest tournaments. He was sometimes the victim of great comebacks and also great collapses himself when he found himself in winning positions. In particular, his 5–4 defeat to Chris Mason
Chris Mason (darts player)
Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :...
in the 1999 World Championship quarter-finals, having led 4–1 and seen nine match-darts pass him by in the match, is always mentioned among the greatest matches in the history of the event.
In the Grand Slam BDO events, other than the World Championship, Adams was runner-up on three occasions. He was beaten 6-4 in the 2004 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final by Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld
Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player...
and lost the 2006 Bavaria World Darts Trophy final to Phil Taylor 7-2. He also lost to 17-year-old Dutch youngster Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen
Michael van Gerwen is a Dutch professional darts player, nicknamed Mighty Mike. He is the youngest player in history to win a major televised tournament in either the BDO or the PDC, winning the 2006 Winmau World Masters at the age of 17...
7–5 in the 2006 Winmau World Masters
2006 Winmau World Masters
The 2006 Winmau World Masters was a darts tournament held at Leisure World in Bridlington between October 13 and October 16, 2006. It also featured a qualifying event for the 2007 Lakeside World Professional Championship....
final, having led 5-2 and despite averaging 107 for the first nine darts of each leg.
Having made his Lakeside debut in 1994 at the age of 37, Adams failed to progress beyond the semi finals of the World Championship until 2005 when he reached the final at the 12th attempt. He beat Davy Richardson
Davy Richardson
Davy Richardson is an English darts player currently playing in British Darts Organisation events. He is nicknamed The Face....
3-2, John Henderson
John Henderson (darts player)
John Henderson is a Scottish darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.-Darts career:Henderson briefly played in the Professional Darts Corporation, playing one tournament in Scotland and then the 2003 UK Open where he lost in the first round having won his Preliminary match...
3-2, Ted Hankey
Ted Hankey
Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...
5-3 and Simon Whitlock
Simon Whitlock
Simon Whitlock is an Australian professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation tournaments, although he did have a spell playing in the rival organisation, the British Darts Organisation. He uses the nickname The Wizard for his matches...
5-0 before losing 6-2 against van Barneveld in the final.
Adams reached his second world final in 2007. He was number one seed for the second time in his career and put out Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea
Tony O'Shea is an English darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation events. He was born in Stockport. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname Silverback. His walk-on music is "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi...
, Co Stompé
Co Stompé
Jacobus Wilhelm "Co" Stompé , is a Dutch professional darts player who currently plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. Stompé is nicknamed The Matchstick because of his almost bald head and very thin appearance making him look like a matchstick...
, Ted Hankey
Ted Hankey
Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula...
and Mervyn King in his run to the final where he faced qualifier Phill Nixon
Phill Nixon
Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:...
. The two oldest players in the tournament (they were both 50 years old) reached the final. Adams stormed into a 6-0 lead, before Nixon produced an incredible comeback to level the match. Just when it looked like Adams was heading for another dramatic defeat, he went off the stage to compose himself. When he did that he finally justified why he'd started as strong favourite when he won all three legs in the final set to win through 7–6 and finally claim the world title that he said he had been chasing for 14 years.
In the draw for the 2008 BDO World Championships
2008 BDO World Darts Championship
*Michael Rosenauer was originally drawn to face Mark Webster, but chose to withdraw from the event to compete in the 2008 PDC World Championship. Jones had won the standby play-off at Bridlington prior to the World Masters-Statistics:- Women's Championship :...
, Adams was again paired with Nixon in the first round.
In the match, Adams beat Nixon 3–0. After the game, Adams was clearly emotional in an interview following his victory, citing the memories of the 2007 final as the reason (the first time he had won comfortably).
In the second round he came up against Martin Phillips
Martin Phillips (darts player)
Martin Phillips is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales.-1988 to 1994:...
. It was easy pickings for Adams, who cruised to a 4–0 victory with Phillips paying the price for many missed doubles. In the quarter-finals he played a fiercely fought match against Masters
Winmau World Masters
The Winmau World Masters is one of the longest running and most prestigious professional darts tournaments, which began in 1974 - even before the current World Professional Championship...
champion Robert Thornton
Robert Thornton (darts player)
Robert Thornton is a Scottish darts player who competes in Professional Darts Corporation events after his switch from the BDO in May 2008. He won the prestigious Winmau World Masters in November 2007.-BDO career:...
, whom he led at one time 4–2. Thornton fought back to make it 4-4 but Adams eventually took control of his visible nerves to win 5–4. Adams went on to lose in the semi-finals to number-one seed Mark Webster
Mark Webster (darts player)
Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered...
, who eventually won the tournament.
Adams defeated Scott Waites
Scott Waites
Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...
in the World Masters final of 2008 to record his first Masters victory and his second major (after the 2007 Worlds), in another epic 7–6 encounter. A month later, at the 2009 World Championship, he reached the semifinal for the fifth successive year, where he was narrowly defeated by eventual champion Ted Hankey. Later that year, he won his second successive Masters title, once again by a 7-6 scoreline in the final, over Robbie Green
Robbie Green
Robbie Green is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit...
after Green led by 6–3 and had a dart for the title. This win made Adams the first man to retain the Masters title since Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson (darts player)
Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five...
in 1988. Adams joined Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow
Eric Bristow MBE is a British darts player, whose skill at the game in the 1980s helped turn it into a worldwide spectator sport.- Early career :...
, Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett
Richie Burnett is a Welsh darts player who was the 1995 Embassy World Darts Champion and currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation events. His nickname is The Prince of Wales.-BDO career:...
, Bob Anderson
Bob Anderson (darts player)
Robert Charles "Bob" Anderson is a former world darts champion. He was ranked as world number one for over three years in the late 1980s. Nicknamed The Limestone Cowboy, he lives in Clevedon in Somerset.-Before Darts:Anderson threw his first darts maximum at the age of just five...
and John Walton
John Walton (darts player)
John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:...
as the fifth player to win them in the same season.
In the 2010 World Championship he beat a visibly nervous Anthony Fleet
Anthony Fleet
Anthony "Tony" Fleet is an Australian darts player who competes in the BDO/WDF system.-Darts career:Fleet qualified for the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship, but was defeated 3-0 by Adrian Lewis in the first round....
in the first round without losing a leg, followed by further comfortable victories over Daryl Gurney
Daryl Gurney
Daryl Gurney is a Northern Irish darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.-Darts career:Gurney reached the quarter finals of the 2008 Scottish Open, beating Andy Boulton and Alan Soutar before losing to Shaun Greatbatch...
and Garry Thompson
Garry Thompson (darts player)
Garry Thompson is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Darts career:Thompson reached the quarter finals of the 2004 British Open, beating Tony David and Darryl Fitton before losing to Phill Nixon. He then reached the quarter finals of the 2007 Belgium Open,...
. In the semi-final he let a 5-1 lead slip over Welshman Martin Phillips
Martin Phillips (darts player)
Martin Phillips is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales.-1988 to 1994:...
before finally winning 6-4. He then defeated unseeded Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall
Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter...
7–5 in the final to win a second World Championship in a rematch of their first round match a year earlier.
In February 2010 he won the Dutch Open title for the first time in his long career. The England captain triumphed 3–1 over international team-mate Scott Waites
Scott Waites
Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:...
in the men's singles final in Veldhoven
Veldhoven
Veldhoven is a municipality and a town on the Gender stream in the southern Netherlands, located just south-west of Eindhoven.- Population centres :...
.
Adams won his third successive World Masters title in 2010 by defeating Stuart Kellett 7-3 in the final, becoming only the second player in history to win three consecutive World Masters titles (the other being Bob Anderson). However although it matched Bob Anderson's record, it was not in the same vain, as Bob Anderson won the masters with a unified field.
Adams reached his fourth World Championship final in the 2011 tournament
2011 BDO World Darts Championship
The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green...
, defeating Tony West
Tony West
Anthony Shaun West is an English professional darts player who competes in British Darts Organisation tournaments.-Wins:...
, John Walton
John Walton (darts player)
John Michael Walton is an English darts player who is a former World Champion. He has adopted the nickname The Boy and uses the song Cotton Eye Joe by Rednex as his walk-on theme.-Darts career:...
, Ross Smith
Ross Smith (darts player)
Ross Smith is an English darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation events.Smith began playing in Professional Darts Corporation events in 2005 and made his debut in the Vauxhall Spring Open, reaching the last 16. Smith then reached the final of the WDF Europe Youth Cup, losing to...
and Martin Phillips
Martin Phillips (darts player)
Martin Phillips is a Welsh darts player who competes in the British Darts Organisation and is currently the captain of Wales.-1988 to 1994:...
to get there. The match against Walton was especially memorable as it went to a sudden death leg, which Adams won despite Walton having the advantage of throw. Adams played Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley
Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed...
in the final, the #3 seed - marking the only time Adams played a seed in either the 2010 or 2011 World Championship - and won 7-5 to become the first player since Raymond van Barneveld to successfully defend the BDO World Championship.
Later in January, Adams successfully defended his Dutch Open crown, once again defeating Winstanley in a close final (3-2 in sets).
Stance on the PDC
After the 1997 Tomlin Order, some BDO players took the opportunity to play in some PDC events and Adams competed in the 20002000 World Matchplay Darts
The 2000 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This was the first World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James...
and 2001 World Matchplays
2001 World Matchplay Darts
The 2001 World Matchplay was a darts tournament held in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool. This was the second World Matchplay tournament to be sponsored by UK bookmaker Stan James...
where he lost 17-9 to Phil Taylor in the semi-final. Adams also played in the 2001 World Grand Prix Darts
2001 World Grand Prix Darts
-Results:...
, as well as winning a non-televised Players Championship tournament where he beat Phil Taylor in the final. However, when eligibility rules changed Adams was unable to compete as a BDO player. It would be another five years before he faced Taylor again, at the 2006 World Darts Trophy
World Darts Trophy
The World Darts Trophy was a darts tournament held each September at De Vechtsebanen in Utrecht, Netherlands between 2002 and 2007. The tournament has a playing format comparable with the two World Championships, the BDO World Darts Championship and the PDC World Darts Championship...
(a BDO major) when he lost 2-7 in the final of the Dutch competition which invited PDC players.
When the Grand Slam of Darts
Grand Slam of Darts
The Grand Slam of Darts is a darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation and is known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The PDC also invites the best performing players from its rival the British Darts Organisation...
began in 2007, Adams turned down the invitation to compete in the PDC event and continued to decline the offer to compete in subsequent years, with some believing the PDC removing his earlier eligibility for events as a reason for him refusing to play. The PDC's Board of Directors ruled that Adams will no longer be eligible for invitations into the tournament in future. Adams brushed off their decision, saying that it would simply save him the time in having to refuse them. Commentators at the 2009 Grand Slam
2009 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2009 Grand Slam of Darts was the third staging of the darts tournament, the Grand Slam of Darts organised by the Professional Darts Corporation. The event took place from 14–22 November 2009 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall. Television coverage of the tournament was covered by ITV Sport, with...
confirmed that they had once again unsuccessfully invited him to that year's event.
Rumours of a possible appearance at the 2011 Grand Slam
2011 Grand Slam of Darts
The 2011 Grand Slam of Darts, the fifth staging of the darts tournament organised by the Professional Darts Corporation was known as the William Hill Grand Slam of Darts for sponsorship purposes. The event took place from 12–20 November 2011 at the Wolverhampton Civic Hall...
began following an interview with BBC commentator David Croft just before the 2011 BDO World Championship. Adams said that "he had held discussions with the BDO and certain political issues had been sorted regarding the other side of the game" when asked by Croft about whether in theory a match could take place with the winner of the respective PDC World Championship. Despite the rumour, Adams never competed at the 2011 Grand Slam.
Outside darts
Adams lives in Deeping St JamesDeeping St James
Deeping St James is a large village in Lincolnshire, England.-Geography:Deeping St James lies east of Market Deeping on the River Welland, in the middle of rich sedimentary agricultural land on the B1166 and B1162 roads. With a population of 6,923 in 2837 households, it is the largest of The...
, near Market Deeping
Market Deeping
Market Deeping is a market town in Lincolnshire, England, on the north bank of the River Welland and the A15 road.-Geography:It is the second largest of The Deepings and its eponymous market has been held since at least 1220. The river here forms the Lincolnshire/Cambridgeshire border with...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
with his wife Sharon who is a swimming instructor. They met at her 18th birthday party when Martin was helping his brother, John Adams MBE, who was the disc jockey
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
and got married the following year in 1979. They have two sons – Warren, (born 1982) and Darren, as well as a granddaughter Lauren (born 1984).
BDO World Championship record
| Year | Seed | Reached | Opponent | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | unseeded | Quarter Final | Magnus Caris Magnus Caris Magnus Caris is a Swedish darts player.Caris made seven BDO World Darts Championship appearances, his first coming in 1988, losing in the first round to Rick Ney of the United States... |
2-4 | |
| 1995 | 4 | Semi Final | Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
4-5 | |
| 1996 | 3 | Quarter Final | Steve Beaton Steve Beaton Steve Beaton is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation... |
1-4 | Beaton was eventual winner |
| 1997 | 1 | 1st Round | Roger Carter Roger Carter (darts player) Roger Carter is an American darts player.Carter appeared in the BDO World Darts Championship four times with his best run being in 1997 when he made it to the Quarter finals, where he lost to Marshall James... |
1-3 | |
| 1998 | 4 | 1st Round | Robbie Widdows | 2-3 | |
| 1999 | 3 | Quarter Final | Chris Mason Chris Mason (darts player) Christopher John Mason is an English darts player who plays in the Professional Darts Corporation. He uses the nickname Mace the Ace for his matches.- BDO and first PDC spell :... |
4-5 | |
| 2000 | 6 | 1st Round | Steve Coote Steve Coote Steve Coote is an English darts player. He is not a full-time professional and works as a fireman.-BDO career:... |
2-3 | |
| 2001 | unseeded | 2nd Round | Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter Ronnie Baxter is an English darts player. He uses the nickname The Rocket for his matches. Baxter is known for his fast, robotic throwing action... |
1-3 | |
| 2002 | 2 | Semi Final | Tony David Tony David Tony David is a darts player and is the only Australian player to have been a senior singles world champion. David won the 2002 Embassy World Championship. He plays under the nickname The Deadly Boomerang.-Career:David started playing darts at the age of 25 and progressed into the Queensland State... |
4-5 | David was eventual winner |
| 2003 | 4 | 2nd Round | Bob Taylor Bob Taylor (darts player) Bob Taylor is a Scottish darts player who played in the British Darts Organisation.Taylor made eleven appearances in the BDO World Darts Championship, losing in the first round in seven of his first eight showings with his one win coming in 1994 against American Tony Payne before losing in the... |
1-3 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1st Round | Richie Davies | 2-3 | |
| 2005 | 7 | Final | Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
2-6 | Runner Up |
| 2006 | 2 | Semi Final | Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld Raymond van Barneveld , nickname Barney is a professional darts player. He is a five time World Darts Champion, and two time UK Open Champion. From January to June 2008, he was the PDC world number one ranked player... |
2-6 | |
| 2007 | 1 | Won | Phill Nixon Phill Nixon Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:... |
7-6 | Winner |
| 2008 | 4 | Semi Final | Mark Webster Mark Webster (darts player) Mark Webster is a left-handed Welsh darts player who lives in Denbigh. Known as Webby, he plays in Professional Darts Corporation events, having previously won the 2008 BDO World Championship. Mark became a full time professional in 2009, having previously been a fully qualified Gas registered... |
4-6 | Webster was eventual winner |
| 2009 | 3 | Semi Final | Ted Hankey Ted Hankey Edward "Ted" Hankey is an English darts player who is a two-time BDO World Professional Darts Champion. His nickname is The Count and his walk on music is Be On Your Way by DJ Zany. Hankey built up a large following due to his obsession with and resemblance to Dracula... |
4-6 | Hankey was eventual winner |
| 2010 | 3 | Won | Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter... |
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| 2011 | 1 | Won | Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed... |
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Winner (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2007 | BDO World Darts Championship 2007 BDO World Darts Championship The 2007 Lakeside World Darts Championship was the 30th Championship and was held between January 6–14, 2007 at the Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green, Surrey.... |
 Phill NixonPhill Nixon Phillip Nixon is an English darts player from Ferryhill, County Durham. He is best known for reaching the 2007 World Final on his first appearance at the age of 50.-Darts career:... |
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| 2010 | BDO World Darts Championship 2010 BDO World Darts Championship The 2010 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 33rd World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 25th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Ted Hankey was the defending men's champion having won the title for the second time in the... |
Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall Dave Chisnall is an English professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation events.- Personal Life :In September 2011 his girlfriend Michaela gave birth to his first daughter... |
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| 2011 | BDO World Darts Championship 2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green... |
Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley Dean Winstanley is an English darts player.Winstanley won the German Open, England Open, and Belgium Open in 2010. As a result of his performances on the BDO circuit, he qualified for the 2010 Winmau World Masters as the fourth seed... |
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Winner (3)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2008 | Winmau World Masters 2008 Winmau World Masters The 2008 Winmau World Masters is the fourth major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2008. It took place from December 5-7 in the Bridlington Spa Royal Hall. Martin Adams beat Scott Waites in the final to take his first Masters title and join an elite list of players to win both the World... |
Scott Waites Scott Waites Scott Waites is an English professional darts player who plays in tournaments organised by the British Darts Organisation.-Darts career:... |
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| 2009 | Winmau World Masters 2009 Winmau World Masters The 2009 Winmau World Masters was the fourth major tournament on the BDO/WDF calendar for 2009. It took place from September 4-6 in the Bridlington Spa Royal Hall. It was shown on the BBC... |
Robbie Green Robbie Green Robbie Green is an English darts player who previously played in Professional Darts Corporation events and now plays in British Darts Organisation events. He is a former BDO world #1 and is currently ranked #3 on the BDO circuit, and 4th on the WDF circuit... |
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| 2010 | Winmau World Masters | Stuart Kellett Stuart Kellett Stuart Kellett is an English darts player.Kellett reached the last 16 of the 2007 Winmau World Masters, having beaten Andy Fordham among others on the way to the televised stages... |
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External links
- Wolfie Darts Official Web Site
- Profile on Darts Database